[Q] SMS immediately failing, due to phone setting

[Q] SMS immediately failing, due to phone setting - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hello all. Today I was playing with my phone, just doing some tinkering, running a ROM called Xylon (4.2.1) in the phone settings. You know, where you hit *#*#4636*#*# or something rather. Now I changed my network type to GSM, (or something rather) but saw I only got 2G, so I switched it back to WCDMA preferred, and left. (Honestly can't remember if I changed something else)
Now, every time I try and send a text, it says sending.... then it fails. All the time, to any number. Which is obviously annoying.
So I went ahead and flashed another ROM, clearing all my data, cache, dalvik etc. However this problem persists. Even using a different SMS app. What should these settings be? I haven't touched them after flashing another ROM.
I know I'm a goof, but I rely heavily on SMS, and I was just looking for a way to have it stay on HSDPA more often instead of 3G. Now I want to revert to stock. Many, many thanks for any help at all

Here are screen shots of my settings. Again, I'm pretty desperate, and need some help

Okay, I think I got it. My SMSC number was missing. This is basically a message center number, that is specific to the carrier. I remember seeing it back on my Blackberries, and on my old Gingerbread powered Captivate, but the settings are obviously different from ICS and above. (ICS has been out for so long, that I forgot)
So, basically you do this, go back into the settings that I showed you in the screen shot above. Leave everything disabled, and have the network on WCDMA
Use this tutorial http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/SMSC_Updates
Fido's SMSC is +15149931123
hit update and reboot
If not, try 07915141991321f3
and reboot (same thing, but it HEX)
hopefully none of you have that problem
EDIT: Girlfriend confirmed, that was the problem. Now the phone works like a champion

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[Q] 3G connection with ProjectAndroid2.2Froyo.112210

Hi,
I am new and just installed Android ProjectAndroid2.2Froyo.112210 on my HTC Touch Pro 2 phone. Once I had the 3G connection with the Dutch KPN working but after a reboot of the phone, I can not manage to get it working again. Wifi and BT are ok except the 3G connection.
Did a 'to default reset' and tried several APN setting but none of them turn the 3G connection back to live.
Does anyone have a solution?
Thanks in advance,
Rick.

Does the cell radio function? In other words, can you make/receive calls/texts?
If yes, then the APN settings are a good thing to look at - also, do you have a 3g icon with up/down arrows next to the signal strength meter?
One other good question to ask - does your provider require a proxy to access the 'net?

Yes, I can call and recieve calls. Also sms messages are working fine.
The only thing which is missing is the G3 data connection icon and actually the datalink.
No, the provider does not need a proxy setting. As I wrote in my start, I had it working good but just after a reboot without any changes on the APN parameters, it didnt come back again.
Thanks for your reply Arrrghhh!

slimmehenkie said:
Yes, I can call and recieve calls. Also sms messages are working fine.
The only thing which is missing is the G3 data connection icon and actually the datalink.
No, the provider does not need a proxy setting. As I wrote in my start, I had it working good but just after a reboot without any changes on the APN parameters, it didnt come back again.
Thanks for your reply Arrrghhh!
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Hrm. May want to try with a new/fresh data.img. If you rename your existing data.img, a new one will be created during boot. See if it helps... unfortunately deleting that file has fixed so many odd issues, it's not even remotely funny.

Okay, I will give it a go when comming back from my trip next week.
I did remove all files a couple of times and re-installing the Android software but maybe not all data has been removed? At least it did not solve the problem.
By the way, could it be caused by having the system on the SD card rather than in the phone memory? And could it be related to the type of phone selected during boot time? I am using the HTC Touch Pro 2 and not selecting the Tilt-2 but the ?210 (forgot the name and the phone is off) due to the fact that the keyboard is wrong with the tilt-2 option.

slimmehenkie said:
Okay, I will give it a go when comming back from my trip next week.
I did remove all files a couple of times and re-installing the Android software but maybe not all data has been removed? At least it did not solve the problem.
By the way, could it be caused by having the system on the SD card rather than in the phone memory? And could it be related to the type of phone selected during boot time? I am using the HTC Touch Pro 2 and not selecting the Tilt-2 but the ?210 (forgot the name and the phone is off) due to the fact that the keyboard is wrong with the tilt-2 option.
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Ehm, you can wipe your SD card all the times you want, but this won't solve anything if the APN is wrong or if your carrier requires user/pass, proxy or whatever else.
So first go check you actual APN configuration in WinMo, get a paper, copy it down piece by piece, then get back to Xdandroid and modify/create a new one, checking all the settings are properly set.
Have a nice trip.

@Wind,
your right but again, it has been working with a certain set of parameters but just after a reboot without any change on APN, the phone did not want to reconnect on 3G.
Thanks for your wishes. Will get back when I return.

do not use this version modules-2.6.27.46-01232-gb7033df.tar.gz , zImage-2.6.27.46-01232-gb7033df, change it.

@muziling,
I did update the phone with your advised release and re-started the phone again. No result. Due to low battery the phone went down and had to re-charge. When the battery was full again, turned on the phone and guess what, I had a 3G icon.
Just to be sure that it was not a lucky shot (but I was thinking it) I decided to reboot the phone again and ships.... the 3G icon did not show up again.
No change inwhatever parameter was made during the reboot session. This means that the 3G performance is intermittend and depeding on a certain condition which I do not know how to find. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

I have a similar problem. After a fresh install, the 3G connection works exactly the first time, I boot into android. After a reboot, the 3G connection mostly does not work. I cannot figure out, which conditions have to be met, to get 3G working. Its just pure luck to me.
btw, I have a german rhodium.

try this version, it works perfect on my rhod400
neopeek.com/forum/Android-ROMs/1553-Barebone-CyanogenMod61-Minimum-System-22-11-2010

[Q] Internet keeps hanging even with full 3g signal (Three UK)???

OK, Firstly, does anyone else have the Defy on the Three network and is it working alright for you??
I'm just trying to figure out whether this is a phone problem or a network issue. Basically I'll unlock the phone, go onto google, search for something and that's when the wait starts, it's really weird, I'll have full 3G signal, and neither of the little traffic arrows will do anything, which makes me think it's not a network issue. Absolutely all network traffic locks up, including gmail, market etc
But then if I make a phone call and hang up it will start working again fine. All I can think is that it's just a little software glitch in my phone. Does anyone know if Motorola will send me a ROM update/repair tool for the phone because I'm guessing it's something to do with that, or even try rolling back to Eclair 2.1 to try that. And yes, before you ask, I've tried many times doing a full wipe/factory reset and it makes no difference.
I've quadruple checked all my APN settings for Three which don't even have usernames or passwords and even checked the settings were correct in the secret service menu. Also when I had the problems I ran a ping test (in the secret menu *#*#4636#*#*) and they all returned "failed could not find ip"
It's just so weird how random it is, I can't work it out. Maybe the defy really isn't compatible with three.
If anyone's got any ideas please please please leave info below.
One other thing I forgot to mention is that the defy was previously locked to Tmobile(uk) and was unlocked using a simple unlock code, no hacking or modding involved

Hi mate,
I've been using my defy on 3 UK with no problems since Jan. I've been on eclair the whole time. Currently the 2.51 stock.
Olly

No service?

Hello XDA, i just rooted / s-offed my phone last night, i did the this tut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGEASn3v0v8 . I have no service on my di2, i only have a max of 2 bars and i have to use wifi, I can't receive messages either, can anyone help me out?
Thanks in advanced, i'm new to this scene. i had the same problem on my eris.

Have you tried using the 722 radio? It's in the development section.

artvandelay440 said:
Have you tried using the 722 radio? It's in the development section.
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I'll try that and report back, thanks for the reply
So far no luck :3 with 722, i have a global chip in my phone, does this make a difference?

elvensbane said:
I'll try that and report back, thanks for the reply
So far no luck :3 with 722, i have a global chip in my phone, does this make a difference?
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The global chip is only for international GSM cell connectivity- it doesn't work on normal Verizon CDMA bands. As far as the radio, you might try a complete wipe of data/cache/dalvik cache and flash your rom of choice again, since this isn't a widespread bug. Might just be something borked during the flash.

"No Service" meaning cannot make outgoing calls or receive incoming calls, SMS and data NOT working over mobile network, is that right? All the proper settings are checked as they should, device was activated & working before too .... and done the *228 or *22890 to program phone (again) & update roaming capabilities, and so on.
Did you get a recorded msg. that or see a prompt on the Inc2 that it cannot authenticate your phone, please try again later or call xxx xxx xxxx ?
If that's true, it meant that during the reset/flash process or wiping, that some of the security keys or codes were cleared & changed - the only way is to call that number (it's better to use another phone) and explain that you cannot make/receive calls after doing a Factory Reset and they will check, have you turn off & on the phone, do a few short codes (*xxxx, *xxx, etc.) to reset it whiie you are live, and then finally making a test call to verify upon success.
Take about 10 minutes - yes, I did that myself on the decommissioned Eris. VZW need to do certain things on their end in real time.
Cheers !

Letitride said:
"No Service" meaning cannot make outgoing calls or receive incoming calls, SMS and data NOT working over mobile network, is that right? All the proper settings are checked as they should, device was activated & working before too .... and done the *228 or *22890 to program phone (again) & update roaming capabilities, and so on.
Did you get a recorded msg. that or see a prompt on the Inc2 that it cannot authenticate your phone, please try again later or call xxx xxx xxxx ?
If that's true, it meant that during the reset/flash process or wiping, that some of the security keys or codes were cleared & changed - the only way is to call that number (it's better to use another phone) and explain that you cannot make/receive calls after doing a Factory Reset and they will check, have you turn off & on the phone, do a few short codes (*xxxx, *xxx, etc.) to reset it whiie you are live, and then finally making a test call to verify upon success.
Take about 10 minutes - yes, I did that myself on the decommissioned Eris. VZW need to do certain things on their end in real time.
Cheers !
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yes sir, i did *228 option 2 and updated my roaming, i'm using the 722 radio, i have mobile network checked. It said successfully updated my roaming and restarted my phone. I just did option 1, and it said it was successful and restarted.
Edit- i have 3G up and down arrow appear again, thats a good thing right? i still have no bars, i normally had about 3 in my area :3 should i update roaming again?
Edit2- It seems to be working good, if i have problems again should i do what you suggested and call them explaining it isn't working after a "reset" ? Thanks so much for the help.

elvensbane said:
did *228 option 2 .... updated my roaming, using the 722 radio, mobile network checked .... updated my roaming and restarted my phone ... said it was successful and restarted.
Edit- 3G up and down arrow appear again, thats a good thing right? i still have no bars, i normally had about 3 in my area :3 should i update roaming again?
Edit2- It seems to be working good, if i have problems again should i do what you suggested and call them explaining it isn't working after a "reset" ? Thanks so much for the help.
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Bing, Bing - Can you now make/receive calls, if so - you are good but if not, do this quick check next: open Settings > About Phone > Network and under Service state - does it say "In Service" or not.
Turn it off for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn it back on again. Check it again - it's possible for it to self authenticate (especially if it's a Sense ROM, non-Sense roms are more prone to these problems.
If still not "In Service" you will need to do what I suggested above, call them on another line with the Inc2 on - tech. support is available until midnight, last time I called them - they'll reset & fix it. Do NOT, repeat, do NOT, mention a word about rooting, custom ROM or flashing anything - as you know, you're just cycling your settings & it's not working now .... (kind of didn't ask, don't tell )

Adventures in Canadian modems/APN settings...

I should start out by saying that I have a Telus I317M N7105 Note 2. Other than rooting the stock 4.0, the only rom I have installed is ProBam (many times over) and to my knowledge it does not touch the modem files or the APN settings. I just recently learned that while I can send MMS messages (attachments to texts), I have possibly NEVER been able to receive them. If people send me a text message, I get it. If they send me a text message with a picture attached, from their end it sends normally with no errors but I never see it or any sign of it.
At first I thought it was the APN settings, but after trying approximately 7 trillion combinations nothing fixes it. I can break things all I want, but the best I can do to fix it is to get back to square one - namely, me being able to send but not receive. And before anyone points me to a link with Telus APN settings, please pm me your home address so I can come and poop in your kid's sandbox. Trust me, I know how many google results there are for such a thing because I HAVE BEEN TO ALL OF THEM.
In desperation I wondered if at some point my modem files were b0rked, even though ProBam wouldn't have touched them and neither have I. Of course I had my original modem/EFS/EMEI stuff backed up from the very beginning, needless to say it doesn't work. My phone was shipped with the I317MVLBMA3 modem, after digging around for a while I flashed the newest Rogers I317MVLUCMK5 modem. What I learned is that the Canadian modem files are NOT cross compatible. When I flashed the newer modem, my primary APN settings screen (which has 3 radio options: Koodo SP, Telus SP, and Telus SP Tether) was firmly locked onto the 'Telus SP Tether' and nothing would make the normal one (Telus SP) stick. Which wasn't a problem, because the phone worked, and so did normal text messages. What wouldn't work was MMS in either direction, no matter what the settings. Also, unlike the stock setup, it was difficult to make changes to the APN settings 'stick'. If you hit the back key, they would revert - which they don't do on stock! If you hit settings, there is a 'save' option, which WILL make them stick, but of course since I never got MMS to work who knows what is really happening?
And now for the saddest news of all: Using the new Rogers modem, my phone had NOTICABLY better reception. I live in Northwest BC, and there are more holes in the cell net around here than a Canucks goalie (sorry, inside joke). With this modem, a lot of those holes were filled, in fact the signal strength was better across the board. A shadow is still a shadow, but in the fuzzy areas I had solid reception. LE SIGH. I should mention that I don't have LTE where I live, but I do have 4G.
And so, I had to flash back to the original modem, where once again NOTHING I do makes it so I can receive MMS messages. I saw some oddball suggestions, there is a 'settings' menu in the actual SMS/MMS app (again, I am using the stock one that I guess is from CM, but I have used Chomp and others and they all work the same), some people have said that unchecking 'auto receive messages' made miracles happen for them, but it didn't make a difference to me.
The phone itself knows that I am not on a stock rom, so people who say that the APN settings are completely separate from the rom are wrong. If I hit 'reset to defaults' it changes the APN type to 'default,supl,mms'. Again, I am going to stress this one more time - I have tried EVERY SINGLE SETTING that I have found on the internet. Pro tip: you don't need spaces, and you don't need to reboot (although I have tried that too between every change, of course).
So PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, someone give me an idea as to what I can try next?! This is insane, it almost feels like a faulty sim card or something. I don't know if I have EVER received an MMS message, and it was only when someone insisted that they sent me a pic that I knew there was even something up. Please, anything...

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